Isaak Iselin

Isaak Iselin

Isaak Iselin (7 March 1728, Basel – 15 July 1782, Basel) was a Swiss philosopher of history and politics.[1]

Iselin studied law and philosophy at the University of Basel and the University of Göttingen. In 1756 he became secretary of the republic of Basel. He was a co-founder of the Helvetic Society, the first national Swiss reform society.[1]

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  1. 1 2 Zurbuchen, Simone (2006), "Iselin, Isaak", in Haakonssen, Knud, The Cambridge History of Eighteenth-Century Philosophy 2, Cambridge University Press, p. 1186

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